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New Mickey Mouse Platformer Is A Great Metroidvania That Ditches Combat
27.7.2023
Disney Illusion Island isn’t technically a Mickey Mouse solo adventure, as it features Goofy, Donald Duck, and Minnie Mouse, too. But after nearly a decade without a proper Mickey Mouse platformer in the vein of popular games like Castle of Illusion or Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion, we’ve finally...
How They Ended Up Making A Mickey Mouse Metroidvania
15.6.2023
When you’re working with a character whose legacy is as long and storied as Mickey Mouse’s, there’s a lot of history to contend with. But according to Disney Illusion Island creative director and Diala Studios CEO AJ Grand-Scrutton, the House of Mouse was willing to play ball on his studio’s ideas...
Dress-Up RPG Has Loophole That Lets Disney Princesses Wield Guns
27.3.2023
The most beautiful thing about the 2021 follow-up to dress-up role-playing game Love Nikki, Shining Nikki, is its arcane strangeness. The clothes are pretty, too—glittery dresses with skirts shaped like a tulip petals’ cup, tiaras with knots of pearls like dollops of cake frosting, one implausibly...
14 Exciting Games To Expect From Nintendo Switch In 2023
25.1.2023
The Nintendo Switch certainly feels as though its time is drawing to a close. Six years old this year, it was already a technological generation behind on its release, and there’s no question that it’s increasingly struggling to run the games it’s hosting. Despite all this, and even with the rise...
Disney Dreamlight Valley's Big Scar Update: All The Changes You Should Know About
19.10.2022
Today, about two months after its initial early access release, Disney Dreamlight Valley has received its first major content update. This new patch adds the evil Lion King baddie Scar as well as some spooky, villain-themed decorations and clothing. But many players will likely be more excited...
Something Is Kinda Wrong With Disney Dreamlight Valley's Version Of Mickey Mouse
7.9.2022
I feel weird pointing this out, because the detail is subtle, but it’s been bothering the hell out of me while I play Disney’s (extremely good) take on Animal Crossing. In my defense, though, Mickey Mouse is one of the most iconic and recognizable characters on earth, and video game graphics...